If I Could (Wiley song)

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"If I Could"
If I Could (Wiley single - cover art).jpg
Single by Wiley featuring Ed Sheeran
from the album Chill Out Zone
Released15 May 2011
Genre
Length3:07(radio edit)
Label Elusive
Songwriter(s)
  • Richard Cowie
  • Ed Sheeran
Producer(s) Jay Weathers
Wiley singles chronology
"Seduction"
(2011)
"If I Could"
(2011)
"Boom Blast"
(2012)
Ed Sheeran singles chronology
"If I Could"
(2011)
"The A Team"
(2011)

"If I Could" is a single from English rapper Wiley, featuring vocals from British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. It is the second single released from his extended-play album, Chill Out Zone . It was released on 15 May 2011 as a digital download in the United Kingdom. The music video was uploaded to YouTube on 1 May 2011. It was shot in Kingston, Jamaica and was directed by Ben Peters. [1]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "If I Could" – 3:07

Credits and personnel

Chart performance

Chart (2011)Peak
position
UK Indie (OCC) [2] 26

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabel
United Kingdom15 May 2011 [3] Digital download Elusive

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